Franco Colapinto has triggered the second red flag of qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

The Alpine driver crashed out in the final seconds of Qualifying 1 at Imola, nosing into the barrier at Tamburello

Franco Colapinto triggers red flag with Tamburello smash

Franco Colapinto nosed into the barriers on the exit of the opening complex after running wide on exit of the right-hander.

That saw the Alpine pitched into a spin, bouncing over the gravel and crashing into tyre barriers on the outside of the corner.

The impact was sufficient to break the suspension on both front wheels.

Race control threw a red flag with the session clock at zero.

It marked the second stoppage of the session after Yuki Tsunoda rolled following a heavy crash at Variante Villeneuve.

Able to climb from the wrecked Red Bull and taken to the circuit’s medical centre, the Japanese driver had not set a time.

As the session was restarted following the Red Bull’s driver’s crash, Colapinto was noted by stewards for entering the pit lane before too early.

While Alpine waved him out of the garage, a miscommunication meant the Argentinian continued into the fast lane rather than creeping out as intended.

It’s expected Colapinto will pick up a one-place grid penalty for the error, in-keeping with that handed to Mercedes for a similar breach in Bahrain.

More to follow

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